China Synopsis
京城之王
“The family that screens together, stays together.”
When home entertainment enters the market in 90s Beijing, a former projectionist ropes his young son into starting their own pirate movie company, but easy money comes with its own price tag.
Drama + Comedy in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding King of Peking itself).
The 2016–2018 China Window
King of Peking holds position #152 of 224 China films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when King of Peking premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other China films in 2017.
The 500th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 8th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #673 of 946 China films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #421 of 547 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, China, Australia |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Seesaw Entertainment, Peking Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | April 20, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6148782 |
| Official Site | www.pekingpictures.com |